I have been accumulating copies of the Valley OTC Minutes.
They never seemed that important, but they are of value in documenting what really happens in these orgs, and what their attention is on. Frankly, they more resemble an old women’s knitting circle than the leading lights of the greatest civilizing force on earth….
It’s also interesting to note how many ex-SO there are in the tiny number of people that compose these committees.
And also curious how in the midst of the “largest concentration of scientologists on earth” that their activities are so insignificant that the real world doesn’t even know these people exist. They are talking as if they are on the verge of changing the world, when in fact they are incapable of having any effect on anything. They cannot be faulted for a lack of enthusiasm as unrealistic as it may be, but unfortunately, that enthusiasm is very misplaced. They are focused on and enthusiastic about money and how much they need to collect before they will be able to do anything to help people.
That in a sentence captures the perverted world of scientology. If they would direct their energies and enthusiasm towards helping people NOW they would be a benign influence which is a much better condition than perpetual parasite. These people could actually venture outside the walls of their bubble and do something to improve conditions in the world. They will tell you with absolute certainty that they are the ONLY ONES who can. But apparently, their ability to wave their world-changing magic wand only comes “on-line” when they have a new building. So, put off clearing the planet/changing the world and devote all energy to squeezing money out of ourselves to buy things for us that we don’t really need.
Yeah, that makes sense.
It’s like the ladies in the picture above claiming they knit garments to hand out to underprivileged children. BUT they are full time before they can get started knitting themselves a complete head to toe set of clothes for each season plus a set for special occasions, one for trips to the beach, and for evening wear, as well as picnics, playing polo, flying to Mars and being crowned the Queen of England. Of course, once they are done, they will begin knitting booties for the kids. And in the meantime, everyone had better treat them with the dignity and respect that such a beneficial group should be afforded — oh and don’t forget to donate the yarn and needles they need, oh and coffee and biscuits. And some nice fruit. And it would of course enhance their ability to help the children if their room was redecorated too. And the leader of the pack, second from left, the most important member of the circle and the one who inspires everything they do, well she needs some John Lobb fur lined booties so can inspire in comfort. It’s all for a good cause you understand.
MINUTES
VALLEY ORG OT COMMITTEE MEETING
December 16, 2014
Note: The minutes are for the sole use of Valley OTC members. All members receive a copy. Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.
ATTENDEES: Mary Elizabeth Glosup, David Wilson, Bonita Wilson, Diane Temps, Debbie Suplee, Mark Anderson, Karen Brown, Linda Massey, Mary Lee Krackow , Heelah Cohen, Bobbi Kassowitz, Marty Kassowitz, Carol Loweree, Maryann O’Donnell, Kathie Heard, Dean Glosup, Ray Loomis, Scott Kreisberg, Alicia Kreisberg, Hagit Ron, Vered Ziv, Avner Golan
Kathie Heard opened the meeting.
Mary Lee Krackow recited the purpose of the OTCC.
STATS
Division 1 – Karen Brown
Active Members – Up from 59 to 66
Division 2 – Mary Elizabeth Glosup
Gross Income – Up from $50,941 to $56,443
Division 4 – Kathy Welch
# of Volunteer Hours – Up from 268 to 347.5
# of Events & Briefings Held – Up from 1 to 2
# of Service Starts – Down from 10 to 9
Division 6 – Debbie Suplee
Meeting Attendance – Up from 18 to 21
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mary Elizabeth Glosup
- Announced $1.3 Million were raised/pledged at 12/13/14 event – now we need to collect and invoice like crazy to have all the funds!
- Humanitarian dinner on Friday night, 12/19 at Wilson’s and 12/26
- Fundraising dinner event 12/21/14 at the Hayvenhurst building
Manuela Meyer
- Read several commendations from Quinn Taufer for the following:
- OTC for helping to make Holiday Gala so successful
- Infinity Club Members – pledging $88,000 to help us finish (gave history of idea)
- Jennifer Charm and Steve Jacobson tonight became first to be funded in Infinity Club
- Kathy Welch, Kathie Heard, and Mary Elizabeth Glosup for dinners/entertainment/events/fundraising – they MAKE IT HAPPEN!
- Shooting to add another 14 Infinity Club members this week to get to 25
- The group is owning this! Now we need:
- Comm out
- Ideas to create the target attainment
Carole Loweree
- Reminded of our upcoming Christmas Party for Migrant Workers’ Children
- Saturday December 20, 10-3
- Come Wednesday to wrap presents and Friday night to set-up
Abi Reitze
- Main call-in is for the Sunday dinner – 5PM
- Key is participation – come and flow and get all others we can
- We’re the buzz at Flag
- Had us fill out event attendance forms
Kathie Heard
- Time for Christmas Spirit – WE INFUSE THIS HOLIDAY with intention for total freedom
- We’ve been hosting our Children’s party for 5 years!
- Bruce Wiseman will be speaking at the dinner Friday night
- We’ll need helpers at Org on Wednesday and Friday night.
LRH was acknowledged. The meeting was ended.
MINUTES
VALLEY ORG OT COMMITTEE MEETING
December 9, 2014
Note: The minutes are for the sole use of Valley OTC members. All members receive a copy. Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.
ATTENDEES: Kathy Welch, Mary Lee Krackow, Diane Temps, Karen Brown, Debbie Suplee, Irad Ron, Terry Morrill, Carol Loweree, Vered Ziv, Bob Welch, Mark Anderson, Ralph Temps, Ofrah Bahat, Dali Bahat, Linda Massey, Rochelle Goodrich, Heelah Cohen, Ben Ghiora, Sue Kattoo, Don Saito, Shannon Burke, Ray Loomis, Patty Riemer
Kathie Heard opened the meeting.
Mary Lee Krackow recited the purpose of the OTCC.
STATS
Division 1 – Karen Brown
Active Members – Up from 53 to 59
Division 2 – Mary Elizabeth Glosup
Gross Income – Up from $20,237 to $50,941
Division 4 – Kathy Welch
# of Volunteer Hours – Up from 185.25 to 268
# of Events & Briefings Held – Up from 0 to 1
# of Service Starts – Down from 11 to 10
Division 6 – Debbie Suplee
Meeting Attendance – Down from 23 to 18
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Eric Krackow announced his post over Div 6
Carol Loweree announced the date of this year’s Kids Christmas Party: Saturday 20 December from 10:00am to 2:00pm. There will be 248 children and 30 adults attending! Volunteers needed to decorate Friday. The toy drive has started. Please bring your gifts! Carol has more “Big Box” receptacles for placement.
Manuela Meyer issued event sign up sheets, and gave details on speakers at each event.
Production target is 500 Gala confirms. And donations for next status.
Kathy Welch announced the Humanitarian meeting and Infinity Club Game.
This Saturday is the December Gala event at 6:00pm at the new Chapel.
LRH was acknowledged. The meeting was ended.
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MINUTES
VALLEY ORG OT COMMITTEE MEETING
November 25, 2014
Note: The minutes are for the sole use of Valley OTC members. All members receive a copy. Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.
ATTENDEES: Kathy Welch, Kathie Heard, Mary Lee Krackow, Diane Temps, Karen Brown, Debbie Suplee, David Wilson, Hagit Ron, Jill Halverson, Lauren Perreau, Mark Anderson, Carol Loweree, Vered Ziv, Ofrah Bahat, Dali Bahat, Bob Welch, Bob Brooks, Colleen Bigler, Linda Massey, Nancy Parodi, Patty Riemer, Monica Gill, Andrea Doven
Kathie Heard opened the meeting.
Mary Lee Krackow recited the purpose of the OTCC.
STATS
Division 1 – Karen Brown
Active Members – Down from 61 to 57
Division 2 – Mary Elizabeth Glosup
Gross Income – Up from $192,201 to $953,000
Division 4 – Kathy Welch
# of Volunteer Hours – Down from 545.75 to 249.25
# of Events – Briefings Held – Even at 1
# of Service Starts – Up from 12 to 14
Division 6 – Debbie Suplee
Meeting Attendance – Down from 30 to 23
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Carol Loweree announced the date of this year’s Kids Christmas Party: Saturday 20 December from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Volunteers needed to decorate. The toy drive has started. Please bring your gifts! Carol has more “Big Box” receptacles for placement.
Our OTC Production Teams contest winner for the second week are the Rockstar Goddesses completing 210% of their target!!!!!!!!!
Quinn Taufer opened his OTC briefing with the Valley Target to complete fundraising being December 25th!!!
Quinn presented the gift Package invitations for 75 families. A name out for individual presentation was completed with staff and OTC participating.
A great commendation form CO CLO WUS Vicki Shantz was read and copies distributed to the OTC members.
Quinn Taufer delivered a great mock-up on the “event program” for the December Gala13th event.
He drilled and described getting our cycles done – concentrate on that!
Then he described the Ideal Org GAT2 wins and what we can expect at the Valley Ideal Org.
Quinn read a sample of the personalized “completion letter” going out to the 75 families.
Kathy Welch and Abi completed the OTC events attendance survey.
Current confirms are 284. We need 266 more confirms and tickets sold. OTC members went into production getting confirms and donations for the Dec 13 Gala Event.
LRH was acknowledged. The meeting was ended.
MINUTES
VALLEY ORG OT COMMITTEE MEETING
October 28, 2014
Note: The minutes are for the sole use of Valley OTC members. All members receive a copy. Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.
ATTENDEES: Kathy Welch, Kathie Heard, Mary Lee Krackow, Mary Elizabeth Glosup, Diane Temps, Karen Brown, Hagit Ron, Tom Schian, Allison Lorch, Dean Glosup, Mark Anderson, Scott Kreisberg, Alicia Kreisberg, Mary Ann O’Donnell, Ralph Temps, Vered Ziv, Kathy DiGalbo, Linda Massey, Ofrah Bahat, Dali Bahat, Bob Brooks, Marty Kassowitz, Bobbi Kassowitz, Lauren Perreau, Chuck Jacobs, Heelah Cohen, Colleen Bigler
Kathy Welch and Kathie Heard opened the new roundtable format meeting.
Mary Lee Krackow recited the purpose of the OTCC.
STATS
Division 1 – Karen Brown
Active Members – Up from 53 to 60
Division 2 – Mary Elizabeth Glosup
Gross Income – Down from $313,160 to $12,345
Division 4 – Kathy Welch for Tamara Dahill
# of Volunteer Hours – Up from 268.45 to 419.5
# of Events & Briefings Held – Up from 1 to 5
# of Service Starts – Down from 7 to 6
Division 6 – Debbie Suplee
Meeting Attendance – Up from 17 to 27
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Kathy and Abi completed the OTC Event surveys.
This week’s Dinner is on Oct 30th at Jennifer Jacobson’s!
In light of our nearing completion target for Valley Ideal Org fundraising, Susan Jacobs briefed us on the recent OTC production analysis, the importances of wearing our hats and the consequent step of “hold the form of the organization.” OTC members re-confirmed their hats and took on new hats as well.
Jennifer Charm Jacobson announced the Halloween Party and Event here at Valley on Friday 31 October at 6:00pm.
Reminder: Lisa Malm from the Church of Scientology Women’s Auxiliary (40 to 50 members). The Women’s Auxiliary Has donated over $300,000 to our Church Programs, and helps various other charities with goods, food, etc.
They are holding the Annual Women’s Auxiliary Dinner on Nov 8th at the Angeles National Golf Club. All are invited to the dinner, silent auction and festivities. Izzy and Jake Chait will be the auctioneers! Tickets are $75 ($45 for staff). A portion of the proceeds will go to Valley Ideal Org.
And the Women’s Auxiliary is already a Premier Benefactor!!!!
Reminder: Kathy Morrill announced the date of this year’s Kids Christmas Party: Saturday 20 December.
OTC members went into production getting confirms and donations for the Nov 15th Gala.
The meeting was ended.
MINUTES
VALLEY ORG OT COMMITTEE MEETING
November 11, 2014
Note: The minutes are for the sole use of Valley OTC members. All members receive a copy. Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.
ATTENDEES: Kathy Welch, Kathie Heard, Mary Lee Krackow, Her Royal Governor Nancy, Diane Temps, Karen Brown, Debbie Suplee, Hagit Ron, Scott Kreisberg, Alicia Kreisberg, Jill Halverson, Mark Anderson, Vered Ziv, Ofrah Bahat, Dali Bahat, Bob Welch, Bob Brooks, Ralph Temps, Lauren Perreau, Heelah Cohen, Ben Ghiora, Sue Kattoo, Patty Riemer, Rochelle Goodrich, Larry Marshall, Marty Kassowitz,, Bobbi Kassowitz, Ray Loomis, Loren Sherman (CC OTC), Jerri Simpson (CC OTC), Cindy Bamforth (CC OTC), Annie Sokoloff (Pasadena)
Kathie Heard and Kathy Welch opened the meeting.
Kathy Welch recited the purpose of the OTCC.
STATS
Division 1 – Karen Brown
Active Members – Down from 61 to 53
Division 2 – Mary Elizabeth Glosup
Gross Income – Up from $23,976 to $25,500
Division 4 – Kathy Welch
# of Volunteer Hours – Down from 313.50 to 215.25
# of Events & Briefings Held – Down from 1 to 0
# of Service Starts – Down from 13 to 11
Division 6 – Debbie Suplee
Meeting Attendance – Up from 27 to 28
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Quinn Taufer opened the OTC briefing with the Valley Target to complete fundraising being December 25th!!!
The Nov 15th event venue was changed to the Angeles National Golf Club. There are 280 confirms–we need 70 more.
OTC production will be to get the new confirms and the re-confirms for the Nov 15th event.
Quinn Taufer briefed us on the steady increase and new range of all GDS stats at LA Org since the recent change. LA Org as THE MODEL ORG will be exporting the standard actions to other Ideal Orgs to obtain these great expansion results.
“Valley’s target is to Get The Fundraising Done!”
Quinn introduced the SO Team here at the ORG:
Marleesa Lockneer – Fundraising
Manuela Meyer – Coordinates with the OTC
Ryan Rodriquez – Marketing and Promo
Abigale Reitze – Event Management
Quinn Taufer reviewed the upcoming event schedule. We need 350 confirms for Nov 15th and 600 confirms for the Dec 13th Holiday Gala Event. Then he gave the breakdown of funds needed to complete. The entire Landlord’s Office is here in the Valley.
Project members are successful to the degree that the OTC members are successful.
Bob Duggan will be speak at the Nov 15th Event!!!
Manuela reviewed the OT Ambassador Program steps, including working with others and teams to get parishioners to increase their status. Then we separated into teams and set Quotas.
Reminder: Kathy Morrill announced the date of this year’s Kids Christmas Party: Saturday 20 December. The toy drive has started. Please bring your gifts!
OTC members went into production getting confirms and donations for the Nov 15th Event.
LRH was acknowledged. The meeting was ended.
Thank you for this article Mike. You describing this as a knitting circle is spot on. Also describing this as “the perverted world of Scientology.” This brings back so many memories of my time on staff here at the Phoenix Org.
The emphasis on saving the planet and mankind. As if it is a life or death situation. Only Scientologists can save Earth from all of the evil and chaos. I would constantly be told “Get your stats up we have to save the planet!” Only to be handed a list of people to call and ask them for money donations. I really wanted to go out and help people. Go to a homeless shelter, or a Veteran’s clinic. Anything. I would ask other staff members why can’t we go out and actually help people? Then I’d be told that getting people on lines & on course is the only way to help people.Of course we all know Scientology doesn’t give these courses for free. Scientology will only accept you if you have money.
I would not sit around in a knitting circle per se 🙂 But I would sit around for hours each day at the org. Reading books, staring at LRH’s statue, daydreaming I was out with my friends. While I’m accomplishing nothing at the org. I was never a part of The OTC, but essentially being on staff or Sea Org is a big knitting circle.
Scientology is a perverted trap of disillusionment.There is no concern for helping people. There is no concern of helping mankind. You are used as a pawn to feed the machine of greed and deception. Scientology is like a gas pump. As long as you put money into it, it fills you up with false hope. Once your money runs out, they could care less about you.
And like gas exposed to the flames of truth, it blows up.
“You are used as a pawn to feed the machine of greed and deception.”
The truth of this is well known to me, yet, reading this, I got a chill down my back.
Slightly off topic- Here’s a great interview with Allen Barton on the Bryan Callen Show podcast.
http://manthoughts.libsyn.com/ep180-allen-barton-leo-flowers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBryanCallenShow+%28The+Bryan+Callen+Show%29
Mike, although the sewing circle minutes were as boring and pathetic as you describe, your introduction was quite the opposite. The observation you made regarding how these people could REALLY be making a difference if they used their energy to help actual people instead of just pretending to is illuminating and quite simply true.
It got me to thinking about my little circle of friends who actually spend time using Scientology procedures to help others, e.g., doing auditing, training auditors, setting up co-audits, saving marriages, helping children and the elderly, etc. I realized that I am really proud of us and proud of anyone who actually takes the time to help others using whatever means they have at their disposal.
There is quite a contrast between this type of activity and the money-grubbing, pretentious hobnobbing that these sewing circle minutes describe.
Mary and Dean Glossup were former prominent staff members at Valley Org. Dean was the Reg. It still amazes me that they are raping and pillaging parishioners. That GI is always so important.
Somebody’s gotta pay for Dave’s Scotch.
Dave’s dog could use some John Lobb fur lined booties. The Flag OTC could knit those up right away.
Dave’s dog is in the RPF for not barking on cue when Marty Rathbun’s name came up in conversation. Pray for him.
I can’t read those minutes, they make me completely cross-eyed, but I have to say that pic made me laugh so hard! 😀
Particularly incisive commentary, Mike. The disparity between what the Still Ins believe are Scientology’s positive effects on the peoples of Earth and the existing scene is enormous. The Co$ is doing nothing for mankind; the Still Ins’ stable datum is that the Co$ is creating far reaching good effects and that here and now what they are doing is preventing another Dark Age. They are so deluded. Its sad as many of them are senior citizens now. I’m glad I’m no longer one of the deluded. I’m also glad that I can confront that I once was one of the deluded. Reading and posting on this blog nearly every day has contributed to that confront, so thanks again, Mike.
This is a perfect example why I Yawnalot. The unbelievable drivel those people go on and on and on about. They sort of resemble those jokes about how many it takes to change a light globe.
It’s almost enough to make you feel embarrassed to be a member of the same race as these people.
How would David Attenborough describe such a gaggle? “It is perceived that the gaggle species has declining numbers due to the falling infertility rates within their group ideals. Their alpha dog is nearing the end of his breeding cycle and has failed to produce even one offspring. Yet their enthusiasm to fuck anything that comes within their influence is remarkable. We’ll check up on these fellows next season to see how they fared through with the coming of the new year’s winter storms.”
You nailed it Yawn. Dm is at the end of his breeding cycle! LOL!
You mean they’re not going to freeze his sperm and put it in a CST vault?
Hi Mike,
This is a bit off topic but I thought you might like to see this. It’s from the Woodstock Film Festival newsletter, (Woodstock N.Y. where the Woodstock Music Festival took place in 1969). They’re doing short previews of films and Doc’s to be shown at the Sundance Film Festival in late January. Sundance is considered THE top Film Festival in the U.S.
SUNDANCE: DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES
clear
Going Clear: Scientology
and the Prison of Belief
GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
Directed by Alex Gibney (@alexgibneyfilm)
WFF has screened three films directed by acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney (CLIENT 9, FREAKONOMICS, MEA MAXIMA CULPA). Gibney’s highhly anticipated documentary; GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF explores the depths of Scientology. This is Gibney’s 10th time at Sundance.
Following MEA MAXIMA CULPA, his investigation into the Catholic Church, Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney turns his gaze to Scientology in GOING CLEAR based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright.
Gibney profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, whose most prominent adherents include A-list Hollywood celebrities, shining a light on how the church cultivates true believers, including their experiences and what they are willing to do in the name of religion. The film covers a broad range of material from the church’s origins—punctuated by an intimate portrait of founder L. Ron Hubbard—to present-day practices and alleged abuses as reported in the media.
Fearless and fascinating, this latest cinematic opus from the man Esquire dubbed “the most important documentarian of our time” is a powerful exploration of the psychological impact of blind faith—what Lawrence Wright calls the “prison of belief.” (Courtesy Sundance)
Yay. Im doing a jig.
Yo Dave, how do you like them apples?
” We’re the buzz at Flag..” ” The group is owning this! ”
……………………………..
Absolutely my favorite lines! The first line reminds me of the song from ” Jesus Christ Super Star..”
What’s the buzz?
Tell me what’s a-happening. (Repeat 8 times)
( DM) ” WHY SHOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW ? ” You all YSCOHB.. GET BACK TO WORK AND MAKE ME MONEY.. MOE MONEY.. MOE MOE MOE MONEY! “
I’m going to channel John P. Capitalist for a minute here, but I total 1499.5 current volunteer hours compared to the previous week, 1580.95. That’s a total of 3080.45 hours, for just 2 weeks, where absolutely no one with an illness or injury was given an assist. No one was audited on a difficult time or a debilitating loss. No one was word cleared so they could understand their job better, no child was helped to understand their language or perhaps 2 languages. No one was relieved of worry and shame about their overts or perhaps, even feel much more proud of themselves, because the overt was not as bad as they thought. No one was relieved of the idea they caused an accident when they were just in one. No one got a correct indication or got relieved of an item that was not theirs. No one was taught how to audit anyone. No one feels more themselves and less a fake, invalidated version of themselves. Too bad. They call themselves Scientologists yet they are not practicing it on it’s own terms. Enforced, fake charity work, by a fake group, within a faker group for a fake purpose. Wow.
These lyrics come to mind:
Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there’s nobody there
What does he care?
Da-a-an Shermie writing the words to a tirade that no one will hear….
(FIFY)
You nailed it again, Hallie Jane. Perfectly said and tremendously sad.
Good job and on the anal challenge. You nailed it.
Right on Hallie Jane,
You spelled it out. There’s the vias, vias, vias….
Greta
I was only able to read the first minutes. Then the gag reflex kicked in.
All stats up except the service starts, the only stat that could actually count for something and is not an invented stat.
What a monstruous MUST HAVE BEFORE CAN DO, yuk!
Greta
Hey Zephyr! You did better than me! After the first line i lapsed into a coma! Some of the best sleep I’ve ever experienced.
I sincerely hope whoever is leaking these minutes is also making plans to leave the so called church or at least is in a situation where they are “public” and has resources outside the organization…the thought of a sec check freaks me out,being a person never involved in scientology,reading what I have online,sec checks are really evil and can be traumatic ,could cause some serious anxiety problems…evil cult……like I said…hope the leakster is safe n well
I am Christine and thanks for your concern. Oh, you meant that kind of leak, sorry.
Seth Rogan and James Franco are showing up at the next Valley OTC meeting for an Interview!!!!
DM: “I’ve just uncovered a never before seen LRH reference where he says, now hold your hat, and I quote: ‘80% of people are suppressive and 17 1/2‰ are PTS. Good people comprise the remaining 2 1/2%`
“So what this means is that we must 47x our fundraising and expansion efforts to keep the show on the road and I’m counting on each and every one of you. Thank you for your past contributions and what I know you will give in the future to save mankind.”
Scary how you can channel that man, Michael! It sent a shiver down my spine.
Well OSD, davey boy’s easy to read once you get the hang of it.
It is all from orders at the top that the charade still exists. DM is bleeding cash. Super Power building, Freewinds, teams of lawyers, P.I.’s, outdated services, uncloseable Idle Orgs, etc. The covert celebrity cashline will keep it going for a while. These celebrities know for a fact, the endgame of Scientology will be their certain demise and endgame too.
I think, for sure, you are right about DM bleeding cash. Here is a link. Look at the “Total expenses” which is item 17:
http://www.xenu-directory.net/documents/corporate/990s.php?ntt=238#part1
They have much more building space now and more staff to run it. Plus inflation, of course. That $76m per year will surely have turned into $150m per year by now. That is just FLAG. There is no way FLAG earns anything like that per year from auditing and training these days. Assume at least treble for keeping the worldwide organisation running and paying the lawyers. Let’s round that up to $500m per year. What is their income from training and auditing each year worldwide? Just a fraction of that. So what is keeping them going as a day-to-day operation? Whale money!!
2015 (and all the following years until they close down) will be “The Year of the Whale” in the Scientology religion.
I’d bet that if the OTCs around the planet had a little bit of Miscavige’s scotch to share at the meetings, they still wouldn’t get anything of consequence done, but at least the meetings would be a lot more fun.
“They are focused on and enthusiastic about money and how much they need to collect before they will be able to do anything to help people.”
This is what a HOMELESS man did with one hundred dollars. It’s a shame that the entire OT Committee doesn’t have the heart of this one man. Maybe they could make a difference if they did.
http://www.people.com/article/homeless-man-one-hundred-dollars
Damn, just think what he could have done if he had a nice building!
Riiight. Well, with the indiegogo fundraiser that Josh Paler Lin started for him, he may have a nice building from which to distribute his food to the homeless. I haven’t checked for a day or so, but last time I checked, he had reached $109,000 of his $10,000 goal. That’s right 10x his goal.
A nice building with uniforms. A nice building with uniforms and a whole bunch of flat screens. A nice…
I’m bored now….
Me too.
Matt Lauer: So Tom, what do you think of the upcoming HBO documentary on Scientology?
Tom: Matt, I’m not going to say this again. Put your fucking manners back in.
Michael Mann you crack me up with your Tom Cruise impersonation. 🙂
What a GREAT story, Valerie!
Thank you!
It shows it is easy to help when there aren’t 10,000 vias around.
Greta
I used to belong to an improv acting group. We did some topical plays on things going on around town. We had a lot of fun and drew a pretty good audience.
This post reminded me about one which was quite funny. There was a garbage strike happening and we did a play called “MUCH ADO ABOUT GARBAGE.”
🙂
I love the little preamble that says, “Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.” Sec checks all around!
Yeap, and their range of attendance to these meetings is about 21-24 people. The reported ‘active’ members seems to range between 52 and 66. The # of volunteer hours gives an average of 5,25 a week.
Listen, this is unprecedented expansion never in the history of the universe experienced, something that propels you to higher worlds never imagined, all beyond your dreams.
Did I get it right? Oops, no, missing a 47X exclamation marks.
“Note: The minutes are for the sole use of Valley OTC members. All members receive a copy. Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.”
That just never gets old…lol
You and me both, Douglas! As we use to say in the industry, “Now that’s some funny shit!” And you’re right, IT NEVER GETS OLD! Imagine when they finally blow and realize all of their OTC notes were broadly disseminated all over the world!
Shouldn’t it read OTC minions?
Absolutely, Michael! Although after staying in for as long as they have, they truly think they are mankind’s only hope. As Yoda would say, “Strong is the Kool-Aid in these poor creatures.”
So true…..LOL!
It must drive the asthmatic dwarf absolutly insane knowing there is a leak in the OTC that is sending you this information. Please continue.
Re: MINUTES—VALLEY ORG OT COMMITTEE MEETING, November 25, 2014, STATS-Division 2, Gross Income – Up from $192,201 to $953,000.
All that money regged yet not one penny of it will go to a single minute of auditing or training? Got to “have” before you can “do” or “be,” huh? Got to have a pretty building before the Cherch of $cientology can deliver? The way you guys are going, you’re delivering the former Church of Scientology into an early grave.
Total Freedom for these cats is “Freedom is just another word for nothing left to loose.” When you have lost all your wealth to the Scam.. Wow pathetic.
Time for Christmas Spirit – WE INFUSE THIS HOLIDAY with intention for total freedom.
Huh? I think she ment they CONFUSE this holiday with total freedom.
I now INFUSE ALL SHEEPLE with the intention to expose the COS and David Miscavige for what they really are!
You speak sooth, Mike.
“…their activities are so insignificant that the real world doesn’t even know these people exist. They are talking as if they are on the verge of changing the world, when in fact they are incapable of having any effect on anything.” i.e., any “‘positive’ effect on anthing.” By their willful ignorance they do make a significant contribution in keeping my and other families torn apart. I could go on.
I love this gem too:
“But apparently, their ability to wave their world-changing magic wand only comes “on-line” when they have a new building.” It’s crazy-making for me to even try and parallel their thinking on the Ideal Org reasoning.
So glad I’m out.
So, I’m in Tampa…drove by Flag on my way to boat dock yesterday. Beautiful building, but did not have time to stop as the roads were super busy with traffic. Any suggestions on what to see (Sci-wise) while in the area?
Lisa McPherson’s Brick..Absolutely. While you are there can you make sure that it is clean..Thank you. We always take a water bottle with us to pour on it to clean it and say a prayer for all those who have fallen.
Where is her brick?
Respect.
Where is that group of ladies? I’ve been looking for a good group of knitters to join. Seriously, I was really glad I am no longer in the church when I read Quinn Taufer is still inflicting himself on the OTCs.
Jenni. Well done on not being in the church anymore. But you might still be able to sneak in with the Flag OTC knitters. I heard that Chairman Kaye Champagne is currently deciding on whether to knit a special occasion “flying to Mars” outfit or a “being crowned the Queen of England” outfit.
But you look a little too young to be knitting, Jenni. I think the Flag OTC ladies are a generation ahead of you.
Thank you for that lovely compliment! Actually I’m 69 and my photo is only a year old. I also wanted to say that when I was in the Orange County OTC one of my tasks was writing the minutes and I wish I had copies now to show for comparison. Mine were MUCH better. Even while nurturing serious doubts about the ideal org strategy, I was able to focus on the game I was playing at the time and inject some real enthusiasm into the minutes. The Valley ones are anemic. Perhaps as time goes on it is just harder and harder to believe the OTC activities are going anywhere.
Going to hell in a hand basket.
Jenni, all kidding aside, I know a great knitting group you can join in LA. And these ladies actually go good with some of their knitting by making hats, gloves, scarves, blankets for battered women and their children. That’s more than our church groups ever did. And the knitting ladies don’t even bring a Gold photo shoot team with them to make sure they get great PR shots from it. They just do it expecting nothing in return, something Davie knows nothing about.
Dave only does things if he is promised a whale of a time. Maybe that’s why he joined the Sea Org. DM, remember what happened to Captain Ahab – ended up in Davey Jones’ locker. Happy new year motherfucker!
NOTE:
“Note: The minutes are for the sole use of Valley OTC members. All members receive a copy. Please do not forward the minutes to anyone else for any reason.”
Yo Dave,
Thanks for getting the stats up on your OTC Meeting minutes distribution good buddy. Sounds pretty exciting. Sorry I won’t be able to attend. Good luck on your Idle Morgue fundraising EP for Valley (of the dolls). I say it is a bust unless you kick in. But why not, between you and the goddess I think you could wrap it up. Check with Quinney Poo ……. he should have the balance needed burned into his retina by now.
Love your “yo Dave” series Coop, I laugh every single time. Hilarious! Keep it up and cheers!
Yo Dave, how are those nightmares you can’t seem to shake?
A party for the Migrant Workers Children? Just what in hell was *that* about?
Re: MINUTES—VALLEY ORG OT COMMITTEE MEETING, December 16, 2014—Carole Loweree: Reminded of our upcoming Christmas Party for Migrant Workers’ Children.
What are you going to do, guys, fleece the tots for what little they have? Will you be looking for comm lines into the wealthy Mexican Mafia for future fund-raising techniques? Perhaps the Cherch of $cientology could team up with that mafia, much like they’ve done recently with the Nation of Islam.
Carol Loweree is a bit of an anomaly in this group because she comes up with projects that actually do some good for people, and gets the OTC to support these. Because her projects are not ordered by the phycho-dwarf, she will probably be comm-ev’d at some point for “other fish to fry”.
They are trolling for SO staff.
Hey Coop! What do they use as bait? Scrapes from Davy’s dinner table? Or scrapes from a dumpster?
Tanning thongs! Gold ones work best I hear.
It sounds like actual charitable work.
If I read these right, service starts are in decline. No money left? Saving up for the next fundraiser?
Yes, that jumped out at me, too.
These people desperately need and want to believe that are doing something good and noble, but in truth, after spending 40+ years on the hamster wheel they have only perpetuated the existence of a malevolent entity that rips families apart without the slightest regard of the human toll, and which stifles and subverts free speech in the name of freedom.
It simply has never crossed their mind that Migrant Workers earn far more money than Org Staff.
Where are they getting the “migrant worker children” from? That sounds more than a little disturbing.
Future SO workers…
The closest thing Independent Scientologists have to an “OT Committee” is the Indie 500 list. Joe Luca was the latest # 488. So there’s only 12 to go! Maybe we will hit 500 in 2014?
Sign up here:
http://www.scientology-cult.com/declarations-of-independence/the-indie-500.html
Here is Joe’s entry:
488. Joe Luca, Scn since 1972, New OT V, L11, L12; Gold Seal Data Series Evaluator; Primary Rundown (Super Lit); Staff Status I, II and III; OEC Vols 0, 1, 3; Finance and FBO Full Hat, Dir I&R Full Hat, Missionaire Full Hat, Debug Hat, PTS-SP Course (twice); on staff 10 years in Guardian’s Office, senior exec at GO WW. Worked closely with all DGs, Guardian, MSH. Worked hard for 37 years to keep the dream together, but all the training and all my skills couldn’t put the pieces back together again, once they fell apart.
Welcome Joe! You are very trained and I love the last line of your mini bio. Glad you made it out.
Lets go for the 500 by Wednesday night at 11:59P! 🙂
Yea really!
C’mon Coop! You know I can’t stay up that late! Sheesh!
Can’t we stretch it till Thursday before 2:00Pm?? 😉
Great idea Robert! Getting 12 more should be a piece of cake. Spread the word everyone.
As well, last week the website broke 5 million visits and continues to grow by about 4,000 per day. That has been going on for years now. More to come…
Come on then. 500 should be broken!
Amazing Steve. Abso-fucking-lutely amazing. Well done.
Fantastic Thoughtful! Let’s bring in 2015 by breaking 500!
Yes! All you guys under the radar, if you don’t have family, please consider putting your name down. I did and absolutely nothing happened. More of us need to speak out and not give the church any more false entitlement to run our lives. Okay, end of oration.
That’s awesome, Thoughtful!
Let’s do it. Hey OSD, let’s get the lead out and give Steve your stats and get your name on the list! 🙂
Steve, now THAT is straight up and vertical. Your site grows by 4,000 a day. That is so awesome. The church wishes they could have half your expansion and growth. And to all UTR’s, come out and sign the Indie 500 list. You’ll make a bunch of new friends overnight. And you’ll feel 10 feet tall because your integrity is in and you made a stand. The church is too swamped putting out fires to hunt you down and fair game you for signing. We are small potatoes to them what with all the lawsuits and refund cycles and people leaving the church every day. So no one will try to fair game you if you sign the Indie 500 list. Just do it! (Please?)
What she said
Good work Mike.
I think the definition of insanity is Scientologist’s thinking they are changing the world or will change the world when all they do is buy David Miscavige more scum bag attorney’s and private investigators to keep the secrets – secret from themselves – the members. It is insane! And – they defend it gladly. Goes to show you just how impressionable our minds are when immersed in cult think.
Where the funds go: don’t forget Captain Blackheart’s insatiable appetite for John Lobb shoes. He is already planning his next purchase – the newest Spring / Summer loafer specially designed for Dictator’s in a boys size 8 with lifts.
He also is planning his next 45 Italian Suits to be designed by the finest tailors only dirty money from cult leaders can buy. He is telling the clubbed seals that he needs one for each new Ideal Org he plans to open next year. Of course, there will be 10 Sea Org Slaves working on this goal round the clock to make sure this important goal goes right. Estimated Budget: $10,000,000.
Whose next to go bankrupt for dear leader?
Personal Chefs, tanning booth, (although he probably has 5 Sea Org Slaves working around the clock to deliver spray tans to Miscavige’s little body).
Miscavige found out that Scotch, non-stop smoking, the constant restimulation of his withholds and overts: beating others, negligent homicide of others, driving people insane, lying so as to keep his regime in tact, spending money frivolously on himself, violating every code imaginable so as he can be right about the cult, crimes against humanity etc…
and tanning beds plus fear of “getting found out” ages Dictator’s hiding behind the Religious Cloak.
Now – other things this money will buy for David Miscavige – the latest in luxury automobiles, Range Rovers and BMW’s and lots and lots of SCOTCH.
I wonder if he is popping pinks and greys yet? I bet he has a doctor by his side. There comes a point when the Scotch won’t work and he will have to PLAY A BIGGER GAME to key out of the mess called Scientology.
You nailed it Mike. I guess at least they still have “a game” and “a group” “a purpose”, which for some may be the only taste of real Scientology they will ever acquire.
Excellent opening piece.
I think one of the reasons that the RCS has to “have before it can do” is that dm knows if he concentrated on doingness then he couldn’t build his para military army to protect his greed and his own comfortable life style. I think in the end dm is just trying to make himself seem important and protect his “grand” life style. The only real value that occurs within that group is when it helps someone. This is why most people are willing to sacrifice so much, because ultimately they think it will help someone else. They don’t realize that mostly they are just propping up a megalomaniac.
+1 I guess this does prove the basic goodness of people. That they continue to try to help others even when that help seems distant and unreal. Imagine what could have been accomplished had real auditing and training simply been left alone.
Odd
Odd Thomas wrote:
“Imagine what could have been accomplished had real auditing and training simply been left alone. ”
Real auditing and training was left alone.
Real auditing and training produced very expensive catastrophes like Julie Christofferson Titchbourne, Larry Wallersheim, Jeremy Perkins, Lisa McPherson, and Tom Cruise.
The time to move on to Plan B was years ago.
Alanzo
I think you are stretching the point to claim that “real auditing” was applied to those people. I am not sure Julie Christofferson ever progressed past the Comm Course and I know that Lisa McPherson was CSed by Miscavige to attest to Clear shortly after completing her FIRST Introspection Rundown. Whether you agree or disagree with the value of auditing, trying to proclaim that Miscavige style auditing is “real auditing” isn’t a debate you will win Alanzo.
You know me, I nitpick stuff if I have time.
And that’s why we love you. I know, generality.
Mike wrote:
“You know me, I nitpick stuff if I have time.”
Oh, I know you, Mike! 🙂
“I think you are stretching the point to claim that “real auditing” was applied to those people. I am not sure Julie Christofferson ever progressed past the Comm Course and I know that Lisa McPherson was CSed by Miscavige to attest to Clear shortly after completing her FIRST Introspection Rundown. Whether you agree or disagree with the value of auditing, trying to proclaim that Miscavige style auditing is “real auditing” isn’t a debate you will win Alanzo.”
Psychs, with their technology, routinely keep people alive who fall into the situation that Lisa McPherson fell into at the Mecca of Technical Perfection. There was no where else on Earth where so many were trained so fully in Hubbard’s real auditing and training technology, and yet no one there had a clue how to handle her situation. Hubbard’s auditing and training tech, which they did apply after her mental breakdown, was inadequate to bring her out of it, and even to keep Lisa McPherson alive.
In fact, the list of catastrophes caused by Scientology auditing and training is much bigger than I listed. Scientology auditing and training, while it produces wins for some, ALSO produces catastrophes like these routinely. And real Scientology training and auditing does not teach Scientologists how to handle these catastrophes, so they have “baby watches” and “PTS Declares” and disconnection, and even Fair Game (Wallersheim) to handle them.
So yes, real auditing does routinely produce wins in some people. But it also routinely produces real catastrophes in others.
And, as demonstrated by the list I gave and others not listed, Hubbard’s real auditing and training is inadequate to understand and handle the real causes of those catastrophes when they occur.
Would you agree with that, Mike?
Alanzo
So true Tony, well said!
So Quinn, I’m guessing you all didn’t reach that Valley fundraising goal by December 25th? Keep squeezing blood out of those stones, someday you’ll get to buy that building and immediately turn the deed over to Miscavige. YAY!!
Bob Duggan spoke at your event? Did he cover the new “Donate Enough Cash to Dave and He’ll Rid You of Your Problem Children” status? If you lazy asses in the Valley could scrape together 5+ million dollars, you too could have access to tacky trophies and a “clean-up man/woman” hand picked by Dear Leader himself.
+100
Hi Mike, considering your own age, you shouldn’t make fun of elderly ladies.
True enough. But I don’t knit….
I knit! Knitting is productive. More productive than fundraising.
🙂 Love the visual
What about your brow?
I do!
JennyAtLAX
Southwest Airlines, Women’s Bathroom, Stall “Where’s the %!+)%&# TP” Number 4.
There’s still time …….
Ahem, I do …
Give it a go Mike, More men should knit. I’m a 30 year old man and i knit/crochet all the time.
It’s so easy and helps to distract when stressed.
Hey my mother was a relentless (and very expert) knitter. I don’t have a beef with knitters.
Unless they are claiming that by knitting they are “handling the planet” — especially if they have to knit themselves a full wardrobe and upgrade their premises before they can knit anything for the benefit of others 🙂
Knit picking again Mike.
Mike, this is quite the yawn, er I mean yarn.